Hawaiʻi schools are seeing a growing number of students without their required vaccinations, according to the State Department of Health.
In the 2023-24 school year, 21% of students were missing vaccinations, up from nearly 19% in the previous year. The number includes students who have religious or medical exemptions and are attending public, private and charter schools across Hawaiʻi.
Nearly three-quarters of schools reported more than 5% of their students did not have up-to-date vaccinations, and 36 schools said more than half of their students did not have all of their immunizations…